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Topic: Peavey Artist VT Series Tube Amp |
autry andress
From:
Plano, Tx.
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Posted 2 Feb 2007 3:51 pm |
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I found a nice Peavey Artist VT Series 120 Watt Tube Amp from the 70's in Excellent condition retubed with 4 6L6PM. Looks to be very weight friendly, with 15" B/W speaker.
I was thinking I read some where on the forum where this is
a nice little amp for steel??, & if it is $395. is a little High??
What do you think??
Thanks
Autry |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2007 7:48 pm
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Autry, I had one of these with a 12" Black Widow that sounded good with a steel. I gave it away a few years ago to a beginning steel player that couldn't afford an amp. The 15" models are pretty rare, but even then the price sounds a little high. In good condition, and if it has a Black Widow its probably worth about $300 to $350. The 12" models probably about $50 less than that.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 10:02 am
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| I had an Artist 112 BW back when they were a current amp. It was pretty nice for clean playing. I played rhythm and lead guitar through it, so I don't know how it would be for steel, but with the 15" I bet it'd work pretty well. |
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Glenn Suchan
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 5 Feb 2007 12:29 pm
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My first Peavey amp was an Artist with the 12" BW. I played an S10, Emmons p/p through it and the sound was great. However, I don't know how well a 12" speaker would handle a C6th, B6th or 12-string "uni".
I sold it because I was looking for a better amp. It took me over a year of trying different amps to find one I liked as well (a N'400)  I wouldn't mind owning an Artist again. BTW: Darvin's about right on the going price for these great hybrid amps.
Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
Oh, one other thing: About the weight; Since Artists ar a hybrid amp, they have a hefty transformer in the power amp section. As I recall, the Artist with a 12" BW isn't much different in weight from the Nashville 400. Maybe Mike Brown can qualify this statement.
Last edited by Glenn Suchan on 5 Feb 2007 12:35 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2007 12:34 pm
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I owned one and could not get near the smooth sound as the Deuce or Mace amps. The bigger cab makes a big difference.
I have a Mace with 2-12 (the 160 watt version of these hybrid amps). It will handle steel quiet well.
Of this series I prefer the early, non-VT series. The VT series used op-amps and the earlier ones use discrete transistors instread in the preamp. They sounded much warmer, IMHO.
Think that would have been called the 240T series, If I recall. |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2007 6:45 am Artist 115BW
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| Retail Price in 1979 was $549.50. |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2007 6:48 am Artist 115BW
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| Retail Price in 1979 was $549.50. |
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